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I don't agree -- NPR is about as center-right as it's possible to be. Just look at the efforts they've made to normalize Trump, it's way over the top.
by dpkirchner 1y ago
I don't agree -- NPR is about as center-right as it's possible to be. Just look at the efforts they've made to normalize Trump, it's way over the top.
- smithkl42 1y agoWhat I said about NPR might apply to some of their listeners as well: "What makes it most annoying is their utter blindness to their own bias."
- breakyerself 1y agoThe right in the US is so far right that centrism looks like communism to some people. NPR and PBS are far more influenced by their corporate donors than they are the political leanings of their audience.
- treyd 1y agoAnd nonetheless it's an important voice to have since it will leave a void in the media landscape to be filled by opportunists.
- dpkirchner 1y agoOh, I agree, don't get me wrong. I'm just kinda shocked people think it is leftist. It's like they have no idea what the term means (it's not "left of my personal beliefs").
- 1234letshaveatw 1y agoSo true, it is so telling that everyone complaining about it is a conservative...
- nemomarx 1y agoI've seen leftist complaints about NPR - they take corporate sponsorships after all